In thinking about PTSD, it's not only important to be aware of the variety of experiences and symptoms patients exhibit from developing substance use problems to having flashbacks or nightmares, to developing anxiety and depression, but it's also crucial to be aware of the impact such a mental health condition can have on their loved ones.

"The “invisible wounds” of combat-related PTSD affect not only the soldier or veteran, but also those around him or her. According to American and Israeli studies, veterans with PTSD are three times more likely to divorce than veteran counterparts not diagnosed with PTSD and are more likely to perpetrate physical and psychological aggression against their partners, with rates as high as 63 per cent for some forms of physical aggression in the past year ... “In almost every case of PTSD there is a ‘ripple’ effect of secondary trauma experienced by the patient’s partner,” explains Prof Gordon Turnbull of Capio Nightingale Hospital in London, a leading expert in PTSD" (Telegraph).